Em 2018 Mari do blog The Academic Quilter iniciou um BOM (Bloco do Mês): Squared Away durante o Desafio Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
O primeiro bloco do BOM foi o bloco Cruz Vermelha, bloco catalogado em 1906 por Clara Stone - no livro Pratical Needlework Quilt Patterns vol. III Nº 2, com o nome de Red Cross, penso eu que provavelmente como referência a Organização Cruz Vermelha Internacional.
Decidi fazer meus blocos com 12" (tamanho final).
E mensalmente um bloco menor com 6" nas cores escolhidas por Angela para o RSC, mas sempre com a cruz em vermelho.
O bloco é construído com 9 quadrados, e 16 Half Square Triangles.
Naquele ano fiz 6 blocos de Janeiro a Junho:
Para 2022 a cor escolhida por Angela para o mês de Janeiro foi vermelho.
Após organizar meus retalhos por cor e tamanho, deixei sobre a mesa todos os retalhos vermelhos.
E decidi acrescentar a coleção dos Bloco Cruz Vermelha um totalmente em vermelho.
Agora tenho 7 blocos e estou pensado aqui... Não tenho certeza se darei continuidade a esta coleção...
Não foi uma boa ideia fazê-lo com 6", é um bloco com a grade de 5 x 5 e para o tamanho 6" é preciso usar medidas fracionadas e isso implica em novos cortes para ajustar as medidas. E isso consome tempo.
Talvez seja melhor usar os blocos que já tenho para fazer algo menor com eles. Um jogo Americano individual (placemat), por exemplo, ou um Caminho de Mesa.
Em conexão neste final de semana com:
Angela em Rainbow Scrap Challenge
Frédérique em Patchwork & Quilts
Cynthia em Oh Scrap!
A placemat sounds like a good way to use those smaller blocks. The blocks are very pretty, I like this design. Happy stitching!
ResponderExcluirThat would be a hard block to do as 6". It looks good though.
ResponderExcluirThat was one of my favorite blocks from Squared Away! Pretty in every color combination. I've made a lot of 6 inch blocks recently, too, Ivani - they don't grow into a quilt very fast, do they? Making something smaller with these is a great idea!
ResponderExcluirI like those blocks
ResponderExcluirYour blocks are very cute, and the red block looks great. I agree-- make the smaller blocks into a placemat or something and move on to another project. So many red scraps to make something pretty with!
ResponderExcluirYour blocks are beautiful, I love this idea to keep the cross in red, and adding another color for the triangles. I like tiny blocks too, but I'm not good with the maths 😄. Thank you for sharing and linking up 😘
ResponderExcluirThe blocks are beautiful, Ivani, regardless of the size. But they would use more scraps in a larger size! happy New Year!
ResponderExcluirso organized!!! great job and pretty sewing Ivani!
ResponderExcluirVery pretty blocks. You are obviously a very competent quilter, not like me, as I wouldn't be able to adjust the sizes of quilt blocks like that.
ResponderExcluirThanks for sharing your collection of blocks, Ivani. Nice job on that RED on for this month's RSC!
ResponderExcluirYour Red Cross blocks are beautiful, but it makes sense that a different size block would be easier to piece.
ResponderExcluirWow! Beautiful blocks! And six inches? You are a very talented quilter! Whatever you make with them will be lovely.
ResponderExcluirPlacemats are such a nice way to put tester blocks to good use. Potholders and mug rugs are also good choices. It is a pretty block, but working with round measurements is always so much easier!
ResponderExcluirCertainly a pretty block! Six inch blocks and fractional measurements would be more difficult! They are really gorgeous, though.
ResponderExcluirThat's such a pretty block for scrappies, Ivani.
ResponderExcluirIt's a great block pattern, your version looks good. Something small would be good so you can use them up if making a lot more will be a lot more work and not fun.
ResponderExcluirIt really is a lovely block, but I agree that cutting and stitching that complicated a block for a 6" finish is an awful lot of work!
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